We currently don't preserve whitespace after the beginning of the line, which is the cause of the problem here.

We probably should be replacing runs of whitespace (both leading whitespace and embedded whitespace) with the pattern " &nbsp; &nbsp; ... &nbsp; " such that the run ends with a normal whitespace (so that if the line gets wrapped, we don't have a space at the beginning of the next line).

This is a patch to replace the default apt-super-cow with the much improved
Fernando Ribeiro's apt-super-cow!

The only difference is that I removed the ground from Fernando's original,
since the ASCII design gets cleaner, and it also seems that the cow is flying,
like the gentoo's version! It's very easy to undo this modification if desired!

Since when is an easter egg a bug??
Seriously, does superman looks like a normal human being, no cause he's wearing that costum. So should the super cow look like an ordanary cow? Offcourse not!
It's true that gentoo's cow is more a usual cow but come on, we have are special cow and let it this way, don't open a bug for this!

To be honest, when this got on the reddit front page, the comments
were less stupid.
Now that its been recycled to digg, its full of stupid comments.

Also, try to address the bug, rather than suggesting other things
(Tareeq), you could always for fork cowsay and make an Admiral Ackbar
program. If so, make a new wishlist and see if anyone picks it up. :)

On Thu, 2008-07-17 at 00:46 +0000, Toma wrote:
> To be honest, when this got on the reddit front page, the comments
> were less stupid.
> Now that its been recycled to digg, its full of stupid comments.
>

2008/7/31 Paul C. Bryan <email address hidden>:
> Please, don't have a cow. The issue of how it looks is moot. This
> continued debate is udderly ridiculous. We should instead be focusing on
> how to beef up security.
>
> --
> apt-get moo doesnt look like a cow
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/56125
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

I can confirm this bug in apt 0.7.20.2ubuntu6 on Jaunty. As a fix I suggest this nifty cow, which I made specially for apt - it's completely original and nobody else uses it for any purpose. And it looks like a cow a lot, which counts.
_ _
((__))
____"\''/"
/ (oo)
/|_______/
||W ||
`` ``

I think that with this new Ayatana project thing and surpassing Apple approach it's important to pay attention even to such a small details as a apt's eastern egg. Whats more, this allows us to finally close this bug and get some attention from media for Ubuntu (I'm looking at You, Digg). Let the world know that we care.

Okay, i think we never get in compliance which cow is the best super cow, so i propose the following:
APT provides two standard cows: the "old" cow and the cow from Fernando Ribeiro accessible with "apt-get moo" and "apt-get moo moo".
This should be suitable for most users.

For the more advanced users: Possibility to dynamical add (or replace the defaults with) other cows with config settings.
Configuration items are "APT::Get::SuperCow::MOOCOUNTER::LINENUMBER"

ferrouswheel wrote:
> What about vegetarians? I think it is very meat-centrist to only have a
> super cow confined within the barriers of a ~120k executable. Super cows
> should be able to roam the filesystem freely!
>
> I think we should replace it with the meat-free "apt-get carrot".

The cow is vegetarian, so vegetarians should be super-happy to have a mate in apt.

Thank you for bringing this bug to our attention. However, a paper cut should be a small usability issue, in the default Ubuntu 9.10 install, that affects many people and is quick and easy to fix. So this bug can't be addressed as part of this project.

I suggest a big and dramatic fix for the bug is appropriate and in line with the goals of Ubuntu.

An appropriately cow-like image provides a sense of usability and a friendly 'can-do' attitude that encourages the user and generously manifests a sense of well-being. On the other hand, previous suggestions involving Ackbar and other non-sequitur enhancements gives everyone a strong pat on the back when they feel like nothing they do makes any sense anymore.

As a compromise, perhaps a bovine species involving a fantastical graft of Ackbar's head onto the body of the animal may be the most 'apt' solution. After all, a super cow must distinguish itself aesthetically and otherwise.

Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr still contains handycapped cow: (__) (oo) /------\/
/ | ||
* /\---/\
~~ ~~
..."Have you mooed today?"...
Ubuntu developers should make sure, that they understand a difference between Super Cow and Handycapped Cow. If they want to preserve the actual cow, they should change the string about apt and cow in this proposed way `This APT has Handycapped Cow Powers!`. Poor cow